Version 4.1.5 – 13/09/2026

• After 4.1.4 migration, user instrument modifications were not always taken into account,
• In Mainstage, the drones activation using automation was no longer working.

Version 4.1.4 – 10/08/2026

• Gaita Mirandesa (Portugal)
• Gaita Asturiana HPA (Asturias)

• New Attack and Release parameters in the Fine Tuning panel for precise control over note transition smoothness.
• Fixed occasional artifacts at the end of notes.

• Support for up to 10 MIDI configurations, including chanter, fingering, and drone settings, assignable to individual instruments.
• Redesigned drone control with new options: No Drone, Automatic, Current Instrument Bass Drone, or Custom Note, plus Long or Short startup.
• Added Aftertouch (Channel Pressure) support for vibrato.
• Note: configuration exchange with iPad version requires iPad version 2.1.0 or later

• Added vPipes and Technopipes Uilleann Pipes presets.

• Fixed drones hanging in some DAWs when using automation.
• Fixed MIDI Player transposition.
• Fixed display and behavior issues in the harmony panel

Version 4.1.3 – 26/04/2025

• Hardware configuration : fixed Audio and MIDI hardware last configuration recall issue
• MIDI file player : fixed playback pause and transposition
• Quick setup : fixed midi chanter fundamental not saved

Version 4.1.2 – 16/04/2025

• Fix the crash of the VST plugin in some DAW (Cantabile, GigPerformer, Unify)
• Fix the computation of the drones in Cents against the chanter fundamental

Version 4.1.1 – 13/04/2025

• Fixed the tempered mode

• Tuning of the Asturian Gaita MSJ improved
• Fine tuning panel : tuning of chanter notes is now also displayed in Cent
• Fine tuning panel : frequencies displayed takes into account the actual A3 tuning and tempered scale activation

Version 4.1.0 – 05/04/2025

• Universal Piper is now provided as VST2 and VST3 format. Functionalities are identical. The VST3 plugin is deployed in the standard VST3 folder. Note : VST3 plugins are considered as different plugins from the VST2 ones. You will therefore need to manually change the plugin in your existing projects if you want to switch to VST3.
• New instruments added : one Asturian bagpipes and one Medieval Bagpipes
• New midi chanter configurations added : Blair Chanter, WARBL, Technochanter 2G, KPipes and KCentre
• The pitchbend range can be defined by default between 1 and 12 semi-tones.
• The last instrument state is restored at startup in the standalone application.
• Application can be freely resized.
• Availability of new versions will be notified.
• Universal Piper installer is now authenticated and attributed to Mickaël Coulon preventing security warning from Windows and macOS during installation.

• Hardware requirement : Intel or AMD 64bit processor and Windows 10 or superior / Apple Silicon or Intel processor and macOS 10.13 or superior,
• License : computer identification changed, you will need a new activation code => if you are a WIN/macOS registered user, you can ask for your new activation code for free.
• License : registration is now available in the PREFERENCES panel
• The drones are muted when the drone presence is set to the minimum value
• The midi recorder now records Universal Piper complete midi input flow instead of just the chanter played notes and associated pitchbend.
• The audio recorder workflow is simplified (works like the midi recorder)
• The midi input message displayed under the PANIC button now displays also the midi channel
• User configuration file location and organization changed. The user configuration is now stored in a dedicated folder that can be accessed from the PREFERENCES panel.
• Program Change assignment are now stored in a new file up_shared_pc_list.csv. It can be edited with any text editor and while Universal Piper is running.
• User presets (upipe_preset.PST) and MIDI configuration (upipe_config.xml) are compatible with older ipad version (except the PC assignations)

• Crash fixed when trying to tune finely the instrument while using a MIDI instrument
• Second voice now follows the instrument key changes.
• Control parameters bend up and down are no more inverted
• A3 tuning can now be MIDI controlled (A3 FREQUENCY)
• The chanter notes are now correctly displayed in the harmony panel with a MIDI keyboard input.
• Navigation is possible in the filebrowser
• The technopipes French half open configuration is fixed

Version 4.0.2 – 28/01/2018

• Instrument - A new bagpipe Pibau Cyrn (welsh pipe)
• Audio engine – stucking notes on fast note sequences fixed
• Play/rec – manual position on MIDI file fixed
• Play/rec – the MIDI recorder now takes into account pitchbend and generates note OFF
• Play/rec – the audio recorder no longer generates a sliced sound
• Graphical interface – holding button now 3 sec instead of 1 sec to center to prevent misuse
• User manual access from the about panel fixed
• MIDI – Hevia MIDI controller standard fingering added
• MIDI – p2chanter controller GHB and smallpipes fingering added
• MIDI – technopipe fingering entirely reviewed : Completed : asturian, galician open and closed, french and GHB. Drone activation has been set. If you used one of those fingering, change the fingering temporarily and switch back to your desired fingering to reset the drone configuration.- Added : veuze, welsh, SSP, baghet, biniou, belarus, swedish, estonian, medieval, northumbrian, bulgarian, english

Version 4.0.1 – 25/07/2017

• Bug fix : technopipe GHB fingering and Trino Standard fingering added.
• Spanish translation improvment.
• Known issue : the user manual button doesn't work. Instead, click on "Open folder" and enter the subfolder "Manuals" where the manuals are.